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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Duke House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location2729 Diggstown Rd., Bumpass, Virginia
Coordinates37°56′42″N 77°46′20″W / 37.94500°N 77.77222°W / 37.94500; -77.77222
Area50.1 acres (20.3 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.07000830
VLR No.054-5018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 2007
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007

Duke House, also known as Little River Farm, is a historic home located at Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling sheathed with beaded weatherboards with an asymmetrical façade and double-shouldered exterior-end brick chimneys. It has a traditional single-pile, central-passage plan. A wing was added to the west end of the house during the first quarter of the 20th century. Also on the property are a contributing frame dependency and family cemetery.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Ashley M. Neville and John Salmon (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duke House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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